COLOMBO (News 1st) - International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit was held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, India today (March 11).  Around 121 delegates representing 45 countries are attending the summit. French President Emanuel Macron arrived in India yesterday (March 10) and Indian Pri...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The 139th Battle of the blues, between Royal College Colombo and St. Thomas' College Mt. Lavinia ended in a draw today (March 11). Chasing 216 for victory the Royalists were on 143 for the loss of 6 wickets when play was stopped due to bad light. The three-day match being ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - All Schools in the Kandy District are set to re-open tomorrow (March 12) following last week's shut down. Chief Minister of the Central Province Sarath Ekanayake stated that a decision will be taken on holding school activities during additional days to compensate for the day...

COLOMBO (News 1st) – 110 people have been admitted to the Jaffna Kytes Hospital after an incident of food poisoning. According to the spokesperson at the hospital, the group of people were hospitalized after consuming food at a place of worship in the area. Furthermore, he noted that their con...

South Korean actor Jo Min-ki, who had been accused of sexually assaulting at least eight women, has been found dead. The allegations emerged last month, mostly from students at a university where he taught drama, and came amid a #MeToo movement in the country. Min-ki's body was found in the ba...